| 02 August 2010

Photo via Ubergizmo Forget those Terminator movies -- new research into self-sustaining machines hints at a future where the scariest thing about robots may actually be their breath. In an attempt to created a robot that can power itself indefinitely, researchers from the Bristol Robotics Lab have developed the Ecobot-III, equipped with a synthetic gut that processes sewage to power its fuel cells. In other words, pee may be the perfect energy drink for robots of the future.... Read the full story on TreeHugger